Delaware County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Delaware County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,170 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 16.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,170 jobs lost)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,083 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (272 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (249 jobs lost)
5. Office administrative services (235 jobs lost)

In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 135 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 180 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 91 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 89 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Delaware County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has added the most employment with 1,094 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 17.4 percent of the total growth in Delaware County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (1,094 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (578 new jobs)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (367 new jobs)
4. Business support services (320 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (226 new jobs)

Delaware County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 73.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 38.2 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Delaware County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (73.3 percent decline)
2. Agents and managers for public figures (64.5 percent decline)
3. Technical and trade schools (56.7 percent decline)
4. Waste treatment and disposal (45.4 percent decline)
5. Private households (35.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 1.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Delaware County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Waste collection industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 139.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Delaware County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 63.5 percent. The Waste collection industry in Delaware County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (139.9 percent gain)
2. Electronic instrument manufacturing (63.8 percent gain)
3. Insurance carriers (50.1 percent gain)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (50.0 percent gain)
5. Emergency and other relief services (40.3 percent gain)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

The rate of poverty in Delaware County, Pennsylvania has increased by 1.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 8 percent to 9.7 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median income was the Asian category. This category saw a decline of 21.8 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Delaware County, encountering a 12.1 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Delaware County, Pennsylvania can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Delaware County, with 11.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Delaware County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $61,892 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Delaware County, Pennsylvania , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,453, this median household income is 22.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Delaware County had a median household income level of $33,003, this median was 43.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,345. This household income level is 1.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 34.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $38,642.

Compared to counties across the United States, Delaware County had a relatively high household income of $58,608 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 19.9 percent higher than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 16.2 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $55,630, representing a 5.1 percent decline. Delaware County, Pennsylvania, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 17 of 33 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Pennsylvania. Delaware County ranks 463 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.